Alberta Regulation 90/99

Surveys Act

CADASTRAL MAPPING FEE ORDER

Filed: April 1, 1999

Made by the Minister of Environmental Protection (M.O. 16/99) pursuant to

section 46(

b) of the Surveys Act.

Cadastral mapping fee

1 A cadastral mapping fee of $100 must be paid at the time a plan of

survey is submitted for registration at the Land Titles Office.

Coming into force

2 This Order comes into force on April 1, 1999.

Expiry

3 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on March 31, 2004.

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Alberta Regulation 91/99

Water Act

WATER (MINISTERIAL) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 1, 1999

Made by the Minister of Environmental Protection (M.O. 17/99) pursuant to

section 169 of the Water Act.

1 The Water (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 205/98) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 In the following provisions "April" is struck out and "December" is

substituted:

section 3(1) and (2);

section 77(2).

Alberta Regulation 92/99

Corrections Act

Criminal Code (Canada)

FINE OPTION ORDER

Filed: April 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 153/99) pursuant to

section 34 of the

Corrections Act and

section 736 of the Criminal Code (Canada).

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Establishment of program 2

Application to participate in program 3

Exceptions 4

Work 5

Credits for work 6

Delegation 7

Repeal 8

Expiry 9

Coming into force 10

Definitions

1 In this Order,

(a) "applicant" means an offender who applies to participate in the

fine option program;

(b) "Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer

under the Corrections Act;

(c) "fine option program" means the program established under

section 2;

(d) "offender" means a person, other than a corporation, who is

convicted of or pleads guilty to an offence;

(e) "work" means volunteer work referred to in

section 5.

Establishment of program

2 The Lieutenant Governor in Council hereby establishes a fine option

program under which an offender against whom a fine is imposed in respect

of an offence may, whether or not the offender is serving a term of

imprisonment imposed in default of payment of the fine, discharge the fine

in whole or in part by earning credits for work performed during a period

not greater than 2 years.

Application to participate in program

3 An offender against whom a fine has been imposed may apply to the Chief

Executive Officer to participate in the fine option program.

Exceptions

4 The Chief Executive Officer may refuse to allow an applicant to

participate in the fine option program if the Chief Executive Officer is of

the opinion that

(

a) the applicant may not be able to or may not be inclined to

successfully participate in the fine option program,

(

b) work that is suitable for the applicant is not available, or

(

c) the applicant's presence will or may be detrimental to the

organization or a person associated with the organization for whom the work

is to be carried out.

Work

5 Only volunteer work that is acceptable to the Chief Executive Officer

is eligible as work that may be performed under the fine option program.

Credits for work

6(1) In this section, "minimum wage" means the hourly minimum wage

established under the Employment Standards Code.

(2) Where an offender performs work under the fine option program, an

amount equal to the minimum wage in effect on the date of performance shall

be credited for each hour of work performed toward the outstanding amount

owing by that offender on the fine.

(3) Where an offender performs work for a portion of an hour, the amount

credited toward that offender's outstanding fine for the portion of the

hour worked shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to the minimum

wage in effect on the date of performance as the portion of the hour worked

bears to one full hour.

Delegation

7(1) The Chief Executive Officer may authorize

(

a) an employee of the Government of Alberta, or

(

b) a person providing services on behalf of the Government of

Alberta,

to carry out any duty or function that the Chief Executive Officer may

carry out under this Order.

(2) An authorization given under subsection (1) may be made so that it is

of general application or applies to one or more specific situations.

(3) Notwithstanding that an authorization is made under this section, the

Chief Executive Officer may carry out any duty or function that another

person has been authorized to carry out under this Order.

Repeal

8 The Fine Option Order (AR 368/91) is repealed.

Expiry

9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on March 31, 2003.

Coming into force

10 This Regulation comes into force on May 1, 1999.

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Alberta Regulation 93/99

Electric Utilities Act

ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION COUNCIL SUSPENSION

OF OPERATIONS REGULATION

Filed: April 15, 1999

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 156/99) pursuant to

section 72 of the Electric Utilities Act.

Table of Contents

Definition 1

Operation of sections suspended 2

Section 21 of Act 3

Section 64(a)(ii) of Act 4

Repeal 5

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Electric Utilities Act.

Operation of sections suspended

2 The operation of the following sections of the Act is suspended after

June 30, 1999:

(

a) section 18;

(

b) section 19;

(

c) section 20;

(d)

section 28(3);

(e)

section 65(3).

Section 21 of Act

3 After June 30, 1999,

section 21 of the Act is to be interpreted as if

it read as follows:

21 The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint a qualified

person or persons to act as the Transmission Administrator.

Section 64(a)(ii) of Act

4 After June 30, 1999,

section 64(a)(ii) of the Act is to be interpreted

as if it read as follows:

(a) "issue" means any issue relating to

(ii) the Transmission Administrator or the transmission

system,

Repeal

5 This Regulation is made under

section 72(1) of the Act and is repealed

in accordance with

section 72(2) of the Act.

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Alberta Regulation 94/99

Livestock Industry Diversification Act

LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY DIVERSIFICATION (MINISTERIAL)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 15, 1999

Made by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development pursuant to

section 34 of the Livestock Industry Diversification Act.

1 The Livestock Industry Diversification (Ministerial) Regulation (AR

256/91) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by renumbering it as

section 2(1) and by adding

the following after subsection (1):

(2) Where a licence (including a renewed licence) is made subject to

conditions that require further inspection by the Minister before the

conditions are removed from the licence,

(

a) a further administration fee of $150, which

includes the cost of that inspection, is payable in respect of the licence,

and

(

b) further conditions of the licence are that

(

i) the licensee will attempt to meet the

conditions, will arrange the further inspection and will attempt to have

the conditions removed from the licence

(

A) within 3 months of the

imposition of the conditions or, where the conditions remained in force

after an inspection, after the previous inspection, or

(

B) if applicable, within such

other period as is specified in the licence itself,

and

(ii) if the conditions are considered not to

have been met following an inspection, a further administration fee of $150

is payable for each subsequent inspection.

Section 7 is amended

(

a) by renumbering it as

section 7(1);

(

b) in subsection (1) by striking out "the enclosures" and

substituting "a farm's enclosures";

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to a farm

(

a) that does not contain any game-production animals

that have been born, and

(

b) in or for which

(

i) animal semen is collected or processed

and a permit has been issued under the Health of Animals Act (Canada), or

(ii) ova or embryos are collected or

processed.

(3) On being notified by the Director to do so, the operator

of a farm referred to in subsection (2) shall, before April 1 in each year,

submit to the Director a completed report pertaining to the operation of

the farm in the manner and containing the details required by the Director.

Section 9 is amended

(

a) by renumbering it as

section 9(1);

(

b) in subsection (1) by striking out "March" and substituting

"April";

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) It is a condition of a licence that an operator will pay

an administration fee of $100 if a report referred to in subsection (1) is

not filed before April 1 and an additional fee of $100 for each 30-day

period or part of a 30-day period thereafter in which the operator fails to

file the report.

Section 11.1 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Humane slaughter on farm

11.1(1) Where

(

a) a game-production animal is injured, sick or in

pain or suffering and the animal cannot be relieved of its distress and

live without undue suffering, and

(

b) the operator, with the concurrence of a

veterinarian,

(

i) proposes to kill or kills the animal on

the farm to relieve it of its distress, and

(ii) intends to salvage its meat,

the operator shall notify the Director of the actions or intended

actions by telephone or facsimile, if possible before the animal is killed

or, if that is not possible, on the same business day or, if the event

occurs after normal business hours or on a non-business day, on the next

business day.

(2) In subsection (1), "business day" and "normal business hours"

refer to a day and time when the Director's office is open for business.

(3) If the animal referred to in subsection (1) is still alive, the

Director may order the killing not to proceed if the Director considers

that the activity will include hunting within the meaning of the Wildlife

Act, and the operator shall comply with the Director's order.

Section 12 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Removal

12 An operator removing velvet antlers from an animal shall ensure

that

(

a) during the removal process, the animal is sedated

or physically restrained in such a manner as to prevent injury to the

animal,

(

b) the antlers are removed under analgesia,

(

c) the antlers are cut not closer than 1.5 centimetres

above the top of the pedicle, being the stalk on the frontal bone of the

skull from which the antler grows, using a clean and sharp saw, and

(

d) haemorrhaging from the severed blood vessels is

controlled.

Section 14(

b) is amended by striking out ", and" at the end of

subclause (

i) and repealing subclause (ii).

Section 15 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Report on collection of velvet antlers

15(1) On or before August 31 in the year in which velvet antlers are

collected, an operator shall submit to the Director a report in the form

required by the Director respecting the collection.

(2) It is a condition of a licence that an operator will pay an

administration fee of $100 for each 30-day period or part of a 30-day

period thereafter in which the operator fails to file the report referred

to in subsection (1).

Schedule 3 is amended by adding the following after item 12:

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